Georgia Theatre Conference 2015: Full Schedule

8:30am EDT

"The 39 Steps" (Lynn Wooddy Competition)

Murray County High School

Thursday October 15, 2015 8:30am - 9:25am EDT
Pearce Auditorium 500 Washington Street SE, Gainesville 30501

Performances

9:30am EDT

"The Beaux Strategem" (Horne Competition)

DeKalb School of the Arts

Thursday October 15, 2015 9:30am - 10:30am EDT
Theatre on the Square

Performances

9:40am EDT

"These Shining Lives" (Lynn Wooddy Competition)

Mountain View High School

Thursday October 15, 2015 9:40am - 10:35am EDT
Pearce Auditorium 500 Washington Street SE, Gainesville 30501

Performances

10:00am EDT

GO PRO: Solo Sessions

Drop in at the Go Pro stages and meet theatre professionals who will share their personal journey to a successful life in the theatre. Guests will include professional actors, directors, designers, choreographers & theatre educators.

Thursday October 15, 2015 10:00am - 5:00pm EDT
Downtown Ctr Lobby & Gazebo

Performances

10:30am EDT

"Jerry Finnegan’s Sister" (Horne Competition)

Ola High School

Thursday October 15, 2015 10:30am - 11:30am EDT
Theatre on the Square

Performances

10:50am EDT

"See Rock City & Other Destinations" (Lynn Wooddy Competition)

Milton High School

Thursday October 15, 2015 10:50am - 11:45am EDT
Pearce Auditorium 500 Washington Street SE, Gainesville 30501

Performances

11:30am EDT

"Folk As Art" (Horne Competition)

Rabun County High School

Thursday October 15, 2015 11:30am - 12:30pm EDT
Theatre on the Square

Performances

1:30pm EDT

"The Crucible" (Lynn Wooddy Competition)

Eagle’s Landing Christian Academy

Thursday October 15, 2015 1:30pm - 2:25pm EDT
Pearce Auditorium 500 Washington Street SE, Gainesville 30501

Performances

2:00pm EDT

"A Year with Frog & Toad" (Horne Competition)

Cook County High School

Thursday October 15, 2015 2:00pm - 3:00pm EDT
Theatre on the Square

Performances

2:40pm EDT

"Thoroughly Modern Millie" (Lynn Wooddy Competition)

Westminster School Augusta

Thursday October 15, 2015 2:40pm - 3:35pm EDT
Pearce Auditorium 500 Washington Street SE, Gainesville 30501

Performances

3:00pm EDT

"Antigone" (Horne Competition)

Hart County High School

Thursday October 15, 2015 3:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
Theatre on the Square

Performances

3:50pm EDT

"Into the Woods" (Lynn Wooddy Competition)

Bleckley County High School

Thursday October 15, 2015 3:50pm - 4:45pm EDT
Pearce Auditorium 500 Washington Street SE, Gainesville 30501

Performances

6:30pm EDT

"Let Rise" (Lynn Wooddy Competition)

Gainesville High School

Thursday October 15, 2015 6:30pm - 7:25pm EDT
Pearce Auditorium 500 Washington Street SE, Gainesville 30501

Performances

6:30pm EDT

"Crossroads" (Horne Competition)

North Springs High School

Thursday October 15, 2015 6:30pm - 7:30pm EDT
Theatre on the Square

Performances

7:30pm EDT

"John Lennon & Me" (Horne Competition)

Greater Atlanta Christian

Thursday October 15, 2015 7:30pm - 8:30pm EDT
Theatre on the Square

Performances

7:40pm EDT

"Hush Little Celia" (Lynn Wooddy Competition)

Manchester High School

Thursday October 15, 2015 7:40pm - 8:35pm EDT
Pearce Auditorium 500 Washington Street SE, Gainesville 30501

Performances

8:00pm EDT

Over the Rooftops, Mary Poppins

Thinking about a production of Mary Poppins? The Gainesville Theatre Alliance invites you to join us for a behind the scenes look at our production four weeks deep into rehearsal. Join the cast, designers, choreographer, music director and the aerial team from Hall Associates Flying FX. Come enjoy this 90-minute sneak peek behind the magic of Mary Poppins.

Speakers

Hall Associates Flying FX

From the simplest manual systems to the most complex motorized systems, Hall Associates Flying Effects is your preferred flying effects provider. The three primary principles at the core of the HAFE mission are Safety, Collaboration, and Innovation. These principles form the foundation... Read More →

Jim Hammond

Master of Fine Arts, Specialization in Acting/Directing, University of Louisville, 1984 Bachelor of Science, Majoring in Broadcast Journalism/Minor in Theatre, Brenau University, 1980 Freshman and Sophomore years in Broadcast Journalism, University of Georgia, 1976-78. Artistic... Read More →

Cast and Crew of Mary Poppins

To kick off GTA’s 36th MainStage season, GTA cordially invites you to the residence at 17 Cherry Tree Lane, where nannies are storming in and out as the headstrong children of George and Winifred Banks have scared them away! But things change when the mysterious Mary Poppins... Read More →

Thursday October 15, 2015 8:00pm - 10:00pm EDT
Hosch Theatre 429 Academy Street, Gainesville 30501

Performances Spotlight Event

8:30pm EDT

"The Trojan Women" (Horne Competition)

Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School

Thursday October 15, 2015 8:30pm - 9:30pm EDT
Theatre on the Square

Performances

8:50pm EDT

"Moon Over Buffalo" (Lynn Wooddy Competition)

Ola High School

Thursday October 15, 2015 8:50pm - 9:45pm EDT
Pearce Auditorium 500 Washington Street SE, Gainesville 30501

Performances

7:00am EDT

TYA Festival

Friday October 16, 2015 7:00am - 11:00am EDT
TBA

Performances

8:30am EDT

"Second Samuel" (Lynn Wooddy Competition)

Valdosta High School

Friday October 16, 2015 8:30am - 9:25am EDT
Pearce Auditorium 500 Washington Street SE, Gainesville 30501

Performances

8:30am EDT

"Crimes of the Heart" (Horne Competition)

Lowndes County High School

Friday October 16, 2015 8:30am - 9:30am EDT
Theatre on the Square

Performances

9:30am EDT

"Dark of the Moon" (Horne Competition)

Jefferson High School

Friday October 16, 2015 9:30am - 10:25am EDT
Theatre on the Square

Performances

9:40am EDT

"Jupiter Jones... Vampire Hunter" (Lynn Wooddy Competition)

Harlem High School

Friday October 16, 2015 9:40am - 10:35am EDT
Pearce Auditorium 500 Washington Street SE, Gainesville 30501

Performances

10:30am EDT

"Praying for Rain" (Horne Competition)

Milton High School

Friday October 16, 2015 10:30am - 11:25am EDT
Theatre on the Square

Performances

10:50am EDT

"Little Shop of Horrors" (Lynn Wooddy Competition)

Brookstone High School

Friday October 16, 2015 10:50am - 11:45am EDT
Pearce Auditorium 500 Washington Street SE, Gainesville 30501

Performances

11:30am EDT

"Wiley & the Hairy Man" (Horne Competition)

White County High School

Friday October 16, 2015 11:30am - 12:25pm EDT
Theatre on the Square

Performances

12:00pm EDT

"Antigone Now" (Lynn Wooddy Competition)

North Cobb Christian

Friday October 16, 2015 12:00pm - 12:55pm EDT
Pearce Auditorium 500 Washington Street SE, Gainesville 30501

Performances

2:00pm EDT

"Antigone" (Horne Competition)

Habersham Central High School

Friday October 16, 2015 2:00pm - 2:55pm EDT
Theatre on the Square

Performances

2:30pm EDT

"Nora’s Lost" (Lynn Wooddy Competition)

South Forsyth High School

Friday October 16, 2015 2:30pm - 3:25pm EDT
Pearce Auditorium 500 Washington Street SE, Gainesville 30501

Performances

3:00pm EDT

"Scapin!" (Horne Competition)

Davidson Fine Arts

Friday October 16, 2015 3:00pm - 3:55pm EDT
Theatre on the Square

Performances

3:40pm EDT

"Shipwrecked!" (Lynn Wooddy Competition)

West Forsyth High School

Friday October 16, 2015 3:40pm - 4:35pm EDT
Pearce Auditorium 500 Washington Street SE, Gainesville 30501

Performances

4:00pm EDT

"Glorious!" (Horne Competition)

Richmond Academy

Friday October 16, 2015 4:00pm - 4:55pm EDT
Theatre on the Square

Performances

4:00pm EDT

New Play Reading: "Easy Lovin' Blues"

Written by Evan Guilford-Blake, this play is a 56-minute one-act "Reader's Theatre" presentation directed by GTA senior Benny Higgins. Set in 1962, it examines two triangular relationships, one between an illusive 41-year-old woman and her young, manipulative, would-be lover, the second between an aging musician and his lover, a dominant and disturbed blues singer. The two couples are conjoined by a young woman (the older woman's daughter), a dreamer who serves as the point both triangles have in common. Each character is in pursuit of some dream, and it is the collision of those pursuits that explores the hope, and the loss of hope, that combine in the dreams of urban society of the mid-twentieth century and of the present day. (Rated R)

Friday October 16, 2015 4:00pm - 6:00pm EDT
Downtown Ctr- Room C

Performances

4:50pm EDT

"Scapino!" (Lynn Wooddy Competition)

Camden County High School

Friday October 16, 2015 4:50pm - 5:45pm EDT
Pearce Auditorium 500 Washington Street SE, Gainesville 30501

Performances

6:00pm EDT

"The Addams Family" (Lynn Wooddy Competition)

Glynn Academy

Friday October 16, 2015 6:00pm - 6:55pm EDT
Pearce Auditorium 500 Washington Street SE, Gainesville 30501

Performances

8:00pm EDT

Community Festival Load In & Division Meeting

Load in for festival.

Friday October 16, 2015 8:00pm - 11:00pm EDT
Theatre on the Square

Performances

7:00am EDT

Middle School Festival

Saturday October 17, 2015 7:00am - 7:00pm EDT
TBA

Performances

10:30am EDT

Jodi and Ray Benson Masterclass

The Broadway husband and wife team of Jodi and Ray Benson invite ten lucky students to join them for a vocal performance masterclass. Wouldn't you like to be in the room to witness the coaching and guidance? You can! Come listen to brilliant strategies and techniques for bringing any song to life on the stage.

Speakers

Jodi Benson

Ms. Benson has received worldwide recognition and critical acclaim as the beloved, original voice of Ariel, in the Academy Award winning Walt Disney Pictures animated feature film "The Little Mermaid", and continues to bring life to Ariel as well as the bubbly voice of "Barbie" in... Read More →

Ray Benson

Ray is a member of the Alabama Music Hall of Fame and manager for his wife, Jodi Benson. Ray's Broadway credits include: Will Parker in "Oklahoma!", Dave in "Dreamgirls", and Don Lockwood in "Singing in the Rain". See program for complete bio.

Saturday October 17, 2015 10:30am - 12:00pm EDT
Pearce Auditorium 500 Washington Street SE, Gainesville 30501

Performance Workshop Performances Spotlight Event

12:30pm EDT

Community Festival

Saturday October 17, 2015 12:30pm - 3:00pm EDT
Theatre on the Square

Performances

3:30pm EDT

Keynote Address: Jodi and Ray Benson

How can you maintain a balanced and healthy life through the peaks and valleys of an acting career? Join Broadway and film actors, Jodi and Ray Benson as they discuss their journey from high school to Broadway, from managing the phenomena of The Little Mermaid to raising a family in Gainesville, Georgia.

Speakers

Jodi Benson

Ray Benson

Saturday October 17, 2015 3:30pm - 5:00pm EDT
Pearce Auditorium 500 Washington Street SE, Gainesville 30501

Performances Professional Spotlight Event Secondary